Corking-machine.



No. 777,502. PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904.

-H. F. PREDEBIU.

GORKING MACHINE.

AEPLIUATION FILED MAY 81. 1904.

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HERBERT FREEMAN FREI'HERIU, OF BATH, MAINE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,502, dated December 13, .1904.

Application filed May 31, 1904. Serial No. 210.379. (No model.)

To all 11/71/0177, 11/; pen/y concern:-

Be it known that I, Hmmnn'r FnncMAN Fmcnmuo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bath, in the county of Sagadahoc and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in (Jerking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for corking bottles; audits object is to provide a simple and efl'ective apparatus fordoing this work whereby the frequent breakage of bottles which results when a hand-operated hammer is used to drive the corks is entirely avoided.

The invention consists in a table to support the bottle, jar, or the like, a verticallyadjustable standard, an arm hinged to the top of said standard, a hammer pivoted to the end of said arm, a treadle to depress said arm, a spring to lift it, and a parallel-ruler device for preserving the upright position of the hammer during its movements.

In the accom 'ianying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a front view of the upper portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. *1 shows the adjustable gage. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation, on a larger scale, of the upper end 01 the standard. Fig. 6 is a rear view of the spring on a larger scale. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the plate at .the lower end of the pull-rod.

The several parts of the apparatus are mounted on a firm .rigid support, such as a shelf 1, on which is secured the collar 2, through which passes the upright standard 3, which is vertically adjustable in the collar by means of-a set-screw 4.. The standard is preferably composed of a piece of metal tubing, and a head 5 is secured to its upper end, preferably by means of a screw-threaded shank (5 engaging with internal threads in the tubing. Pivoted t0 the head 5 is an arm, preferably composed of two parallel curved bars 7, whose outer ends are pivotally attached to a hammer 8. An upright pull-rod 9 passes through a hole in the shell 1 and is pivoted to the arm between the head 5 and the hammer 8, preferably passing between the bars 7 at the point 10. The rod extends above the bars parallel with the shank 11 of the hammer. The upper end of the rod is connected with the upper end of said shank by means of a link 12, which is pivoted to both. This arrangement constitutes a parallel'ruler construction, so that the shank of the hammer will always remain parallel with the rod 9 irrespective of the vertical vibrations of the arm 7.

The bottom of the pull-rod is provided with a plate 13, in which is a slot 1 1 to permit the attachment thereto ot' a strap 15, which is also attached to a treadle 16. On the treadle is a too 17, adapted to come in contact with the block 18, in which the treadle is hinged, and thus limit tl'ieupward movement of the treadle and the hammer. Secured to the lower end of the standard 3 is a spring 19. preferably composed of two parallel coils o'l wire provided with t ngues 20., which enter the tubw lar standard and are there secured by a setscrew .21. The springs also have arms .22, which engage with holes 23 in the plate 13, and thus exert an upward thrust on the pull rod to normally keep it raised, said springs, in connection with bars 7, constituting a parallel-rule connection.

On the side of the collar 2 is a clamp .2 1, through which passes a wire 25, havingat its forward end a curved transverse portion 26. This wire serves as a gage to locate the bottle 27 accurately under the hammer. By means of the clamp the gage can be set in or out to suit various sizes 01" bottles.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The workman inserts a cork 28 in the bottle 27, places the bottle against the gagc26 under the hammer 8, and presses the trcadle 16 downward with his foot. This swings down the arm 7 and the hammer 8, the latter exerting a lirm steady pressure on the stopper and forcing it into the bottle. The pivotal connection oi the rod with the arm and also with the shank of the hammer through the link 12 compels the face of the hammer to remain always parallel with the top of the bottle, and thus the stopper :annot be canted over during the descent of the hammer. When the stopper has been forced home, the opera tor relieves the pressure on the treadle, and the spring 19 lifts the rod, hammer, and treadle to their original positions.

If a taller or a shorter bottle is to be corked, the hammer can be accommodated thereto by adjusting the standard up or down in the collar 2 and lengthening or shortening the strap 15 accordingly. v

The means I have shown and described for producing the parallel-ruler movement of the hammer are the ones I prefer to use; but it is evident that other equivalent means may be substituted therefor without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is-- 1. Inamachine for corking bottles, the combination with a suitable support, of a standard, an arm hinged thereto, a hammer pivoted to said arm, means for vibrating said arm, a parallel-ruler device for preserving the upright position of the hammer, means for supporting the hinged arm.

2. In amachine for corking bottles, the combination with a suitable support, of astandard, an arm hinged thereto, a hammer pivoted to said arm, a pull-r0d also pivotally attached to said arm, means for supporting the arm and a link connecting the pull-rod and the hammer.

3. In a machine for corking bottles, the combination with a suitable support, of a standard, an arm hinged thereto, a hammer pivoted to said arm and having an upwardly-extending shank, a pull-rod pivotally attached to said arm and extending above the same, means for supporting the arm, and a link connecting the upper ends of said rod and shank.

4. In amachine for corking bottles, the combination with a suitable support, of a collar thereon, a standard adjustable in said collar, a hammer pivotally supported from the upper end of said standard, a rod for actuating said hammer, a treadle for moving said rod, means for supporting the hammer, and ad justable connections between said rod and treadle.

5. In a machine for corking bottles, the combination withasuitable support, of a standard passing down through the same, an arm hinged to said standard, a hammer carried by said arm, a pull-rod for actuating said hammer, said rod passing'down through said support, a supporting-spring attached to thestandard and engaging with said rod, and a treadle for moving said rod.

6. In a machine for corking bottles, the combination with asuitable support, of a standard passing down through the same, a hammer pivotally supported on said standard, a pullrod for actuating said hammer, a plate on the lower free end of said pull-rod, a spring composed of two coils of wire attached at one end to the standard and having their other ends engaging with said plate, and supporting and actuating the pull-rod, and a treadle connected with said plate.

7. A machine for corking bottles, comprising the collar 2, having the set-screw 4 and clamp 24, the gage 25, the tubular standard 3 passing through said collar, the head 5 screwed into the upper end'of said standard, the arm composed of the two parallel bars? hinged to the head 5, the hammer 8 pivoted to the arm and having an upright shank 11, the pull-rod 9 pivoted to the arm, the link 12 pivoted to the rod and to the shank, the plate 13 on the rod 9, the supporting-spring 19 secured to the lower end of the standard and engaging with said plate, the treadle 16 having the toe 17,

and the strap 15 connecting the treadle with the plate 13.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT FREEMAN FREDERIC.

Witnesses:

J OSEPH M. TROTT, MARGARET S. GOODMAN. 

